Giants' preseason opener vs. Dolphins delayed by weather

EAST RUTHERFORD -- After a long offseason, Giants fans had to wait about an hour longer than expected to see their team take the field in 2016.

The Giants' preseason opener against the Miami Dolphins on Friday night was delayed due to severe weather in the area of MetLife Stadium.

At 6:45 p.m., approximately 20 minutes before the game was scheduled to kick-off, fans were instructed to leave the seating bowl area in MetLife Stadium and seek shelter due to severe weather. The field was empty because players had already completed pregame warm-ups.

Dark skies hovered over the stadium as rain fell and lightning was visible in the area during the delay.

Fans were allowed back to their seats at 7:31 p.m. and the Giants announced that the game would kickoff at 7:50 p.m. Players returned to the field at 7:40 p.m. for a brief warm-up before the delayed start. The game officially kicked off at 7:56 p.m.

This isn't the first NFL preseason game to encounter unusual circumstances this week. The Hall of Fame Game between the Green Bay Packers and Indianapolis Colts was canceled on Sunday night because the playing surface was deemed unsafe.

McAdoo was asked earlier this week how he would have reacted to a similar situation.

"I would just be thinking of, I guess, how to get the work in," McAdoo said. "How to make up the work without messing up the loads. Keeping the work load consistent."